***Official*** Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2017

[CricAddict]

Well played Shakib! Cometh the time, cometh the man. Where do you place Shakib in the pecking list of ATG allrounders? Is he in the top 10, top 15 or top 20? or outside of that?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Shakib. Now make it a daddy to set the game up for himself and Mehedi tomorrow.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well played Shakib! Cometh the time, cometh the man. Where do you place Shakib in the pecking list of ATG allrounders? Is he in the top 10, top 15 or top 20? or outside of that?

If you look purely at the stats of 3500 runs @ nearly 42 and 172 wickets @ 33 then he has to be top 10. There aren't many with a better record than that and to sum it up he has a similar average with the ball to Flintoff and averages 10 more with the bat.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Real position of strength now that this Colombo pitch is almost certain to break down. We dont want to chase more than 150

 

[CricAddict]

Real position of strength now that this Colombo pitch is almost certain to break down. We dont want to chase more than 150

Yes, if they can squeeze out another 50, then SL will need atleast 250 in their third innings.

 

[cnerd123]

If you look purely at the stats of 3500 runs @ nearly 42 and 172 wickets @ 33 then he has to be top 10. There aren't many with a better record than that and to sum it up he has a similar average with the ball to Flintoff and averages 10 more with the bat.

And he did it all without being able to minnow bash Bangladesh

He clearly doesn't give a **** tho. Let's see what Moses and Mirage can add together now

 

[Black_Warrior]

BD needed a lead of 200 plus to set this game up.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I just saw Mosaddek's 1st class average!!! Not a bad start

Mosaddek Hossain | Bangladesh Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Black_Warrior]

One of the most exciting prospects to come out of BD cricket in recent times but feel BD will ruin him by not playing him properly. Picking him as a number 7 who can bowl left arm spin is not the way forward.

BD should be looking to build a solid middle order of Moninul, Mushfiq and Mosaddek but instead they favour flashy batsmen like Sabbir in the top order who gets flashy, pretty 40s

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shakib WAFG.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

1000th FC wicket for Herath

 

[DriveClub]

Pitch starting to take turn now, bd in a position to push for a win?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

huge six by mosaddek

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I just saw Mosaddek's 1st class average!!! Not a bad start

Mosaddek Hossain | Bangladesh Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Talking of averages I see Subashis Roy (yet to score a run in test cricket) has a lower 1st class average than Chris Martin!!!

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Pitch starting to take turn now, bd in a position to push for a win?

yeah certainly the pitch is doing something now

 

[cnerd123]

Moses so good

We're probably going to find a way to draw or lose this though. It's been too serene till now. Wait till the crazyness and panic hits them.

 

[weldone]

sounds like a very sensible innings from Mosaddek - just the player Bangladesh wanted

 

[Daemon]

See what happens when you drop doola

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Subashis Roy still averaging 0 in test cricket - hopes he scores a run at some stage

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Tricky period to survive for SL